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(Pictured: Educator Amy Trombley, with students Sustada Ma, El-Shammah Nsadha, and Ammala Ma) At the beginning of the 23/24 school year, Limestone Community School was facing a need for an ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) educator to meet the federal requirements of newly enrolled students. As the language use survey indicated a need … Continue reading Growing Within: A Rural District’s Response to the Need for a Multilingual Learner Educator

From the Maine Department of Education Reporting Items | Visit the DC&R Reporting Calendar | News & Updates Media Release: Maine DOE Launches New Podcast Highlighting Voices From Maine Schools The Maine Department of Education (DOE) launched a new podcast today hosted by Commissioner Pender Makin featuring conversations with educators, school staff, and students. The … Continue reading Maine DOE Update: October 20, 2023

The school will remain on a soft lockdown Wednesday, January 4, according to a message from the principal on their Facebook page.

The school will remain on a soft lockdown Wednesday, January 4, according to a message from the principal on their Facebook page.

The school will remain on a soft lockdown Wednesday, January 4, according to a message from the principal on their Facebook page.

SCOPAN LAKE, Maine — Ben Lothrop of Presque Isle began laughing uncontrollably when he heard the news on the radio. He called his sister, Carrie Reed, who answered only to hear him in hysterics. She started laughing too, even though she didn’t know what was so funny. It was when Lothrop told Reed that she had been selected for a moose permit that she finally got the joke, as the radio station had been listing off the names of recipients.

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine -- A day of skiing, food and fun is just what Quoggy Jo needed to kick off its capital fundraiser. 

A new partnership between Aroostook County Action Program and Limestone Community School will become the first school-based program in The County for full-day pre-kindergarten.